Residents with disabilities using the Meeker Housing Authority won a discrimination lawsuit for $1 million. The suit was filed after their landlord told them their emotional support animals would not be allowed without paying an additional pet fee.

So White … started working with attorney Laura Wolf.

"Unfortunately, I believe that it is too common here in Colorado," Wolf said of the type of discrimination the family experienced from the housing authority. "I think we need more education for landlords and to understand what these rights actually are."

Wolf and the law firm found another case involving Megan McFadden and her dog that served as an emotional support animal. Both families have residents with a mental health disability, an invisible disability that makes it difficult for others to understand and offer the appropriate services. Wolf says some property owners do not understand the laws protecting these tenants or ignore these policies because they think residents will not have the resources to hire an attorney.

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